Malisa
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables.
Malisa by the numbers
Its American peak was 104 babies in 1973, making it a 1970s name.
What we can tell you about Malisa
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Malisa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
- Malinaraspberry or small strong warrior133 in the US (2017)
- Marisaof the sea; a form of Maria88 in the US (2017)
- Malikaqueen; royalty27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Melisabee; a spelling variant of Melissa47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Malihasmooth, soft, or delicate58 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Malisa
Names that are said the same way as Malisa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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